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Anime Alert: Open the doors to The New Gate if you’re looking for a colorful cast of Isekai characters.
The New Gate certainly flew under my radar, but I’m glad I happened to see it on the Crunchyroll release calendar and decided to give it a shot.…
Anime Alert: Kaiju No. 8 kicks some serious @$$ but also kept me in stitches with its comedy.
Kaiju No. 8 is easily one of the most anticipated anime of the season, already being a popular manga title from Shonen Jump. So it’s been a pleasure…
Japanese Journeys: Huckberry’s DIRT team fancies the frozen north island of Hokkaido for its final feast in Japan.
Since I so thoroughly enjoyed DIRT’s Kyushu vlog episode, I was eagerly anticipating their Hokkaido episode. And as Josh Rosen himself claims in the vid, he’s a froth…
Let your childhood imagination take flight in DURDN’s new Spaceship.
DURDN sure has a gift for crafting incredibly catchy J-Pop beats to pair with some hypnotically dreamy vocals. Spaceship is the third track on their new Komorebi EP…
百足/MUKADE goes all in and wins big on his Full Bet.
I was seeing 百足/MUKADE pop up as a guest vocalist on a couple of songs recently, so I was pleasantly surprised to see that he released a new…
Kenta Dedachi’s SHUNRAN sweeps you away like a Spring Storm.
Ever since I heard Kenta Dedachi on his track Goldfish, he immediately impressed me with how he was able to pair his velvety voice with addictively easy to…
The SANTAWORLDVIEW’s COWBOY’S LIFE pays homage to Cowboy Bebop’s TANK!
A friend of mine just threw out a question just last night asking everyone in our chat group about our favorite anime OP intro tracks. So, I mentioned…
AnimeAlert! Yatagarasu is a fine feathered tale of fantasy.
Oh ho ho ho! What do we have here? An anime full of palace intrigue in the imperial court of a fantasy world called Yamauchi, where individuals are…
AnimeAlert! WIND BREAKER is full of fist fights, friendships forged, and funny Furin High School hijinx!
WIND BREAKER is three episodes into its first season and I have to say, I eagerly await every new episode on Crunchyroll when it releases on Thursdays. I’ve…
Japanese Journeys: Josh Rosen ventures through Kyushu for Huckberry’s DIRT.
Sometimes I’m incredibly thankful for the YouTube algorithm and what it ends up recommending. Huckberry labels itself as a one stop men’s shop that’s equal parts lifestyle retailer…
LEX and LANA light up their Bright Room.
明るい部屋/Akaruiheya (Bright Room) shines bright from the moment they flip the switch. LEX kicks it off in full flow with a reflective verse to set the tone, but…
PETZ gets help facing a NEW DAY with kZm and Jin Dogg
I’ve been sitting on NEW DAY for a bit, since I came across it a bit late. But it’s just been staring me in the face, demanding that…
Ivy to Fraudulent Game look to light up the night with the splendiferous sonic strobe of (night)/light.
In the mood for some irresistibly infectious alt-rock? Ivy to Fraudulent Game has a frantically fun beat to light up your day or night. Their new track (night)/light…
Polly presents us with a majestic ray of light breaking through clouds.
A band with a simple name like polly paradoxically presents us with a powerfully majestic piece of music. Once the song takes flight, See The Light beams with…
5Leaf lyrically laments bittersweet memories
There’s a new hip hop siren that’s hit the scene. 5Leaf has dropped just her second single, bittersweet, full of feels and a funky flow. The solemn, somber…
Munasawagi Night from Satoru Nakagi is like a dreamy retro rock flashback.
The opening chords remind of dreamy intros to Cocteau Twins and The Cure tracks. Needless to say, Satoru Nakagi has crafted a nostalgic sound here on his new…
Friday Foodings! Tempt your taste buds at kushiyaki izakaya Sumi Theater Musashiza.
It’s been a minute since I posted a Friday Foodings entry into the blog but, damn… this video of Sumi Theater Musashiza from 人生飯LIFE IS EATING demanded that…
FARMHOUSE overcomes the distance(s) that defined him and emerges as a hip hop artist in full flow.
The introductory descending notes on the keyboard and strings set a somber, cloud covered, rainy day vibe. Which, beautifully sets up the eventual ascendancy of the chords and…
EVERGREEN Yojiro Noda of RADWIMPS gets his hip hop groove on with kZm.
Be it soaring, soulful ballads, hard charging rock anthems, or straight hip hip bangers, RADWIMPS lead singer Yojiro Noda can seemingly do it all. This time around he’s…
Step into the sunlight with Mr.FanTastiC!
Mr.FanTastiC spits out some of my favorite feel good, straight up rock and they’ve done it once again with their new track 晴れたらいいな (Haretara Ii Na/I Hope it’s…
Let VaVa whisk you off to a chillaxed, tripped out dreamscape with Best Ten.
My vibe check for today starts and ends with Best Ten. Easy on the ears and with enough flavor to get the head bobbing, shoulders swaying, and feet…
Aimer’s Haruka teases us with a glimpse into what’s to come for Takagi-san and Hirotaka.
Teasing Master Takagi-san (からかい上手の高木さん/ Karakai Jōzu no Takagi-san) is an irresistibly adorable tale of two middle school seat mates whose friendship and blossoming affection for one another center…
Netflix J-Drama romcom series Eye Love You features Omoinotake’s Ikuokukonen.
Happy April Fool’s Day! Eye figured today would be a good time as any to hop back into the swing of things. And… since Eye’ve been watching this…
Stay Tune(d) to 7co (Nanaco) for the incoming vibe.
I love it when a song just catches me off guard and in the right mood. As I skeptically listened through some playlists looking to find a song…
Coldrain are back in 2024 with a Vengeance!
I’ve been a fan of coldrain since… I heard their 2017 track Feed The Fire? But they cemented their status as a favorite hard rock J-band of mine…
Ayumu Imazu seems so chill for someone so Obsessed?
Looking for a laid back track to vibe to? Ayumu Imazu serves up a sublimely chill new single, Obsessed. You can listen to him beat himself up for…
Humbreaders had me Dancing (in my chair) In The Room.
Today was a day of doing things with my chair. I did a bunch of chair yoga and stretching since I’ve been sitting on my bum listening to…
It’s not Too Late to roll outta bed with this relaxed out track from REJAY.
I was looking for a track today to capture an overcast, lazy day where I had to roll myself out of bed. REJAY’s debut release, Too Late, just…
Nachtmusik from Mrs. GREEN APPLE gets a live performance video.
I thought I had missed my opportunity to feature ナハトムジーク/Nachtmusik from Mrs. GREEN APPLE since it released a month or so ago. But… lucky for me and you,…
MamaKhalees births Amarcord, and cradles us in its melancholy rock n’ roll lullaby.
The combination of old school rock sound with an AI generated music video splashed with some Yellow Submarine and Sgt. Pepper’s spice was an auditory and visual oasis…
Rapper Novel Core rocks out RULERS as the theme song for the Kingdom Season 5 ED.
Novel Core took me totally by surprise and throws down with a straight banger for Kingdom’s Season 5 ED. RULERS storms out of the gates and takes no…
Bump of Chicken Sleep Walk to a catchy OP track from Delicious in Dungeon.
Bump of Chicken are no spring chickens to the music scene having been formed back in 1994. They have a whole host of anisongs during their tenure as…
Uru airs Ambivalent as the OP2 for The Apothecary Diaries.
Ever since I started reading The Apothecary Diaries manga, it’s been one of my favorites and I eagerly await each released chapter. And now that the second half…
Enfants entice me out of my own Dead End.
After a prolonged mental health break, Enfants have enticed me to enter back into sharing more music and random Japanese culture that catches my eyes and ears. As soon…
Ao haunts us with a Memory for the Onmyouji outro.
The Netflix anime series Onmyouji slipped under the radar for me because it was released a bit later into this anime season. I’m a bit of a sucker…
PuniPuniDenki are coffee shop vibin’ on Alien City Roast
I was in the mood for a song to hit me with a chilled out vibe. And wouldn’t you know it, it ends up being a Shin Sakiura…
DURAN sets ablaze a Raging Fire
The first track off of DURAN’s new album Electric Man, Raging Fire, goes so hard that I swear the reaction to my first listen to it looked exactly…
At just 15 years old, tuki. crafts songs that hurt my heart, but are just so beautiful.
It took a 15 year old rising star to absolutely stun me out of my stupor and inspire me to jump back into this blog. With an emotional…
Grab a hold of your love with Ryukku to Soine Gohan
リュックと添い寝ごはん/Ryukku to Soine Gohan is an absolute mouthful. I don’t know what it is with Japanese band names often being ridiculously long winded and nonsensical, but there is…
IDLM and Celina Sharma are oh so sleek, sexy, and smooth.
I Don’t Like Mondays enlist Australian/British songstress Celina Sharma for a sleek, sexy, and silky smooth song, What’s going on? I gotta say, this track came across right…
Get barreled by KERENMI and Mori Calliope’s surf rock infused psychedelics.
Dive into KETATAMA and get wet with KERENMI and Mori Calliope. KERENMI updates the surf rock sound by blending it with a more modern dance beat and it…
Rhythmic Toy World paints a powerful Picture of Life.
Rhythmic Toy World just seemed to ooze a slick, stylish sense of swagger in this MV for its new track 命の絵/Inochi no E (Picture of Life) and it…
Take a deep breath and get through Anxiety Time from Peanut Butters.
Yes! I’ve been waiting for an MV to drop for 不安時間/Fuan Jikan (Anxiety Time), the 10th track on the new peanut butters II album. The song has such…
Aina the End closes out episodes of Apothecary Diaries with Ai Kotoba.
I think it’s only natural that since I featured the opening theme song for Apothecary Diaries yesterday, that I feature the Ed theme song for the closing credits…
RyokuShaka sizzles on the Apothecary Diaries OP.
Let’s GOOO! The stars aligned and one of my current favorite J-bands, Ryokuoushoku Shakai aka Ryokushaka, was selected to play the OP theme song to the anime series…
GLIM SPANKY sprinkle out their Glitter Illusion.
GLIM SPANKY slip into a bluesy groove, flavor it with some funk, and add that right bit of attitude, on their track Glitter Illusion. This looks to be…
DURDN and Yama play on perspectives in Hanani Arashi.
Sometimes the difference in what we experience in a day can be altered just by taking a different perspective, hopefully a positive one. In DURDN and Yama’s music…
Oodles of Poodle(s) and puppers from Conton Candy.
Conton Candy’s new music video for their track プードル/Puudoru (Poodle) is an absolute avalanche of poodle and puppy pictures and clips. So how am I not supposed to…
Bukkoro Momoka is a chrysalis crying out for love.
Bukkoro Momoka drops you into a seemingly serene shoegaze dreamscape with her new single 昆虫/Konchuu (Insect). But after watching a few more of her music videos, she exudes…
Gacharic Spin steps on the gas and doesn’t stop.
I have no idea if the incredibly high concentration of all girl rock bands in Japan is a rebellious result of women wanting to stick it to the…